Laruns (France) July 28 (IANS) Slovenian cyclist Primoz Roglic (Lotto Jumbo) won the 19th stage of the Tour de France while Welshman Geraint Thomas (Sky) retained the leader s yellow jersey.
The 28-year-old Roglic gave his opponents a lesson during Friday s descent down the Col d Aubisque and later on the flat stretch reports EFE news agency.
The former ski-jumper covered the 200.5km (124.5mi) between Lourdes and Laruns in 5 hours 28 minutes 17 seconds.
Thomas came second 18 seconds off the pace followed by France s Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale).
In the General Classification Thomas leads Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) by 2 minutes 5 seconds and has a 2:24 advantage over Roglic who overtook defending champion Chris Froome for third place.

--IANS ajb/